Andersen's Fairy Tales

The words to learn first

The most common words in this book that fall outside the core vocabulary. Names are left out; these are the ones that actually repay learning before you start.

• stood85×
• princess83×
• shall73×
• sat70×
• thou68×
• tm56×
• cannot40×
• maiden40×
• sun39×
• upon38×
• rose37×
• however36×
• lady34×
• lay34×
• queen33×
• shone33×
• forth30×
• fine29×
• king28×
• nodded28×

How it starts

THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes.

Read it sentence by sentence

Btelo English plays Andersen's Fairy Tales one sentence at a time, highlighting each word as it is spoken, with a tap on any word opening its dictionary card. The full text is also free at Project Gutenberg if you would rather read it straight through.

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